Plumbing

In addition to the standard round tanks there are a whole range of alternative rainwater storage tanks available. One popular shape is the slimline tank which will fit in a narrow space. I have even seen a row of them…Read more

Most people who have mains gas available will have gas connections for hot water and central heating automatically provided by the builder. But what else do you need to think about? Meter Location You will need the meter somewhere where…Read more

Everyone has an opinion about Toilets and Bathrooms even if they aren’t too bothered about other rooms. (I used to be involved in Airport Design. At project meetings million dollar concrete decisions used to take less than 5 minutes but…Read more

All new Australian houses come with one external tap next to the water meter……..but what other external plumbing might you need? If you are on an estate with Recycled Water you will have two meters and two taps although they…Read more

Make sure you have thought about all the following plumbing fittings: Kitchen There are a wide range of sinks the choice is a lot wider than one basin or two so you need to spend some time looking at various…Read more

One of those things I have never got quite right is hot water plumbing. This means running the taps for a while to get hot water. In the morning I switch the shower hot water on and can have a…Read more

Did you know that around 90 Australian children are admitted to hospital each year due to scalds from the water from the tap. Many of these scalds will require skin grafts. Disabled and the elderly are also more at risk…Read more

Most house plans show a toilet in the master bathroom but a separate toilet in the other bathroom……………. Why? Maybe it’s because you don’t want visitors to see the bathroom, but where are they going to wash their hands? Is…Read more

When we first came to Australia and started looking at show houses we often saw En-Suites with two basins. We thought it looked fairly classy so that’s what we got in our first Australian new house. This time round the…Read more